YOUTH AND FAMILY COUNSELLOR

FULL-TIME - 18 MONTH TERM

Cranbrook, BC

Who We Are: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child & Family Services (KKCFSS) is a non-profit Indigenous Child and Family Service Agency governed by a Board of Directors represented by ʔakisqnuk, ʔaqam, yaqan nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band), yaqit ʔa·knuqⱡiʾit (Tobacco Plains Band), Shuswap Band and the Métis Nation BC. KKCFSS programs and services are available to Ktunaxa citizens, First Nations, Métis and Inuit living on and off-reserve in Ktunaxa ʔamakʔis (Traditional Territory).

KKCFSS believes in a holistic approach to providing services with some fundamental beliefs:

- Healthy communities make healthy children.
- Children are the future of our, and all, nations.
- Children have the right to a safe, secure and culturally appropriate family and community experience.
- Children have the right to grow up connected to their family, community and culture.
- Families have the right to culturally relevant services.

Living and Working in ʔaq’am: Cranbrook serves as the regional center of the East Kootenays and offers a balance of community connection and access to the outdoors. Surrounded by mountains, rivers, and lakes, the area provides year-round opportunities for hiking, skiing, fishing, paddling, and exploring the natural beauty of southeastern British Columbia.

As the largest city in the region, Cranbrook provides a range of amenities including healthcare services, schools, recreation facilities, and a vibrant local community, while still maintaining the welcoming feel of a smaller center. For those seeking meaningful work alongside an exceptional quality of life, the area offers the opportunity to build both career and community.

The Opportunity: KKCFSS is looking for a Youth and Family Counsellor to walk alongside children, youth and families in Cranbrook who need specialized mental health support. You’ll provide intake, assessment, treatment and crisis intervention, and work closely with community agencies, schools, hospitals and other professionals to make sure families get the right care. You’ll also help with community education, development,



coordination and prevention and early intervention programs.

In the Role as Youth and Family Counsellor, You Will:

- Function as a primary therapist, utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities and therapies, for children, youth and their families
- Provide intake assessment and front line counselling.
- Provide counselling, support, education to families to strengthen connection and understanding of Mental Health issues.
- Provide assessment of basic Mental Health issues and issues relating to suicide.
- Evaluates treatment outcomes
- Provide counselling/support/education to families and other relevant caregivers of such children to understand the nature, treatment and prognosis of the mental health condition of the child/youth and assist with methods of coping
- Consult/liaise with community professionals
- Maintain appropriate clinical/client/administrative records
- Provide direct clinical services such as intake, assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention; consultation/liaison with community agencies, schools, hospitals, and other ministry programs
- Administer and score mental health-related test instruments appropriate to the profession
- Provide comprehensive assessment and treatment planning and monitors treatment and/or care plans
- Conduct individual, group and family therapy
- Promote and maintain effective working relationships with clients and families, physicians, schools and hospitals to coordinate services, secure input, cooperation, resolve conflicts, influence outcomes, provide community consultation and provide educational services and training on emotional and behavioural disturbances

What You Will Bring to the Role:

- MSW (Clinical Specialization or equivalent training/education), M.ED (Counselling), MA (Clinical Psychology),



Master’s Degree in Child and Youth Care or comparable graduate degree at Master’s level.
- Minimum two (2) years of recent experience in a health setting working with complex care clients with a combination of mental health and/or addiction issues.
- Emotionally Focused Family Therapy or Family Systems Training Preferred.
- Sound knowledge of indigenous issues both historical and current in British Columbia and Canada.
- Experience working with indigenous communities.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work independently and within a team.
- A commitment to confidentiality.
- A valid drivers’ license and clean driver’s abstract – weekly travel is a requirement of this position.

What We Offer:

- Salary range $80,717 to $101,073. Placement on the wage grid is based on your education and experience as they relate to this role.
- A temporary position of 18 Months, with the possibility of extension depending on funding and operational need.
- Above-standard time off and flexible leave options, unique to KKCFSS.
- Meaningful work in a people-centered, supportive team environment.

Apply Now! Visit https://kkcfss.org/ for more information about this the Agency, and https://foundrybc.ca/eastkootenay/ to learn more about the East Kootenay Foundry

Please submit your cover letter and resume to:

Human Resources

[email protected]

Preference will be given to candidates of Ktunaxa or other Indigenous ancestry. If you are a Ktunaxa citizen who is interested in this chance but do not feel you have the necessary qualifications, please contact the Ktunaxa Nation Council Education and Employment Sector.

We thank those who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $80,717.00-$101,073.00 per year

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cranbrook, BC V1C 3R2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

- Master's Degree (required)

Work Location: In person

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